Estonia urged to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians in the EU

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The Prime Minister of Estonia asked not to issue visas to Russians in Europe
12:20, 09.08.2022

Estonia has not been issuing tourist visas to Russians since spring.



Prime Minister Kaya Kallas wrote about this on her Twitter.

Stop issuing tourist visas to Russians. Visiting Europe is a privilege, not a human right,” Kallas tweeted on Tuesday.

Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Reinsalu even earlier, during a visit to Ukraine, reported that Estonia would submit a proposal to the EU to ban the issuance of tourist visas to Russians within the next week.

In addition, Estonia has not been issuing tourist visas to Russians since spring. At the end of July, the Estonian government approved a ban on granting Russian citizens a temporary residence permit or visa for the purpose of education.

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